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Switzerland rejects worlds highest minimum wage
May 18, 2014 Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to introduce what would be the highest minimum wage in the world in a referendum, first projections indicate.
Under the plan, employers would have had to pay workers a minimum 22 Swiss francs (about $25; £15; 18 euros) an hour.

Supporters said the move was necessary for people to live a decent life.
But critics argued that it would raise production costs and increase unemployment.
The proposal to protect equitable pay was the most prominent of several referendums held on Sunday morning.
Trade union proposal to ensure that an annual salary is not less than £32,000 ($53,600) a year provoked the most debate.
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27459178

Here's ahat the Swiss Bank did
The Swiss National Bank shocked the world when it announced it would remove the cap it had in place to prevent the Swiss franc from rising too high against the euro. Switzerland has a reputation for having a stable financial system. Money poured into it in 2011 as investors sought a safe place to park their cash. So the franc exploded in value.
http://www.businessweek.com/artic...st-did-and-why-its-such-a-shocker

2 planes collide at Swiss airshow
August 23, 2015 - Two planes have collided at an airshow in Switzerland. One pilot was killed, the other ejected and parachuted to safety. The incident happened during a formation aerobatics demonstration. One of the planes struck the other from above.
http://www.rt.com/news/313146-switzerland-airshow-plane-crash

Switzerland is seeing a worrying increase in the number of sex attacks carried out against animals and in particular horses. Figures showed cases of animal abuse rose to 1,709 in 2014, an increase of 1,542 from the previous 12 months.

The findings are worrying animal rights groups as it is a problem that seems to be getting worse. The foundation, known as Tier im Recht (Animals in Law), said the amount of abuse cases reported was triple compared to a decade ago.

However, it seems as though horses are coming under particular threat, with almost 10 percent of cases maltreatment of the animals involving bestiality.

“This rate is relatively elevated compared with other types of animals,” Andreas Ruttimann, a legal expert with Tier im Recht, told the Local.

“A total of 105 cases of animal cruelty to horses were registered last year, up considerably from previous years but probably below the actual number of incidents,” he added.

Worryingly, the group believes the actually figure could be much higher, given that around 150,000 people in Switzerland take part in equestrian activities. It also adds that there are more than 110,000 horses at 18,000 farms in the country.

The 20 Minuten newspaper reported that experts believe that as many as 10,000 people living in Switzerland are suspected of practicing zoophilia (sex with animals). Tier im Recht says the higher prosecution rates are down to tougher animal protection laws being introduced by the government, to protect their welfare.

Switzerland has a population of just over 8 million, meaning 0.125 percent of the population have a penchant for zoophilia.

TERROR * Here and there
Dec 13, 2015 - USA locates Chicago, Toronto terrorist cells.
The Swiss said 2 Syrian men had been arrested in Geneva. They are charged with manufacturing, concealing and transporting of explosives and toxic gases, as well as violating a federal law prohibiting groups like al Qaeda, [ISIS] and similar organizations. The Swiss authorities have not lifted the terror alert imposed last week which included increased security in Geneva in the streets, outside synagogues, the UN building, diplomatic compounds, train stations and the airport.
http://debka.com/newsupdatepopup/...lso-locates-Chicago-Toronto-cells

Swiss freezes millions of Swiss francs
Dec 17, 2015 RT.com - The Swiss froze millions of Swiss francs related to FIFA soccer.
US authorities asked for documents related to 50 accounts at different banks, through which corruption money is supposed to have transited. -

CJ

Switzerland nixes EU
June 16, 2016 - Switzerland parliament voted to invalidate (withdraw) its 1992 application to join the European Union, a week before Britain decides whether to leave the EU in a referendum. They compared it to Iceland’s decision to drop its membership bid in 2015.
https://www.rt.com/news/346884-sw...u-membership-application-rejected

Greece, Italy, Germany, others also want OUT of EU

CJ

Brexit SPREADS across Europe
June 25, 2016 - Italy, France, Holland and Denmark ALL call for referendums.
Experts across the continent warned that Brexit would lead to the entire break-up of Europe.
Italy officially called for a referendum on whether to keep the Euro.
France, NF party leader Marine Le Pen promised voters their own referendum as she declared her support for Brexit. France has a thousand more reasons to leave than the UK because we have the euro and Schengen. The EU is decaying, there are cracks everywhere.

Danish People’s Party says Denmark should now follow Britain’s lead and hold a referendum on its membership. If Denmark goes ahead, the anti-EU sentiment could spread through Scandinavia and raise the possibility of a vote in Sweden.

In the Netherlands, 2/3 of voters reject a Ukraine-EU treaty on closer political and economic ties. Anti-EU politician Geert Wilders declared the result the beginning of the end for the Dutch government and the EU.

World's Longest Rail Tunnel
Dec 11, 2016 - lluminati Satanic Ritual opens World's Longest Rail Tunnel through the Swiss Alps near CERN. No longer is satanic worship done behind closed doors, but in public, recorded on tv, at an opening of a public tunnel. But as Jesus said many times "fear not" for I have overcome the world. This wicked frankenpope wants media NOT to report all the Satanism, Pedophiles, child abuse - because the vatican supports it, and always has.

The Opening Ceremony of the World’s largest, longest and most expensive tunnel was a Bizarre Occult Ritual, attended by Europe’s most powerful people, Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande and Matteo Renzi. The Gotthard Base Tunnel ceremony in Switzerland was a dark, disturbing, weirdly satanic ritual.
CERN itself is a Satanic, occultic place with an Evil mission.
http://tinyurl.com/CERNemony